asking for help
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Forum Name: Living with Post Natal Depression
Forum Description: Around one in ten NZ mothers will be diagnosed with PND in the first year of their babies life. Find support and encouragement and share ideas for coping here.
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Topic: asking for help
Posted By: LJsmum
Subject: asking for help
Date Posted: 03 January 2010 at 9:10am
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how do you know if you have PND?
or if it's just sleep deprivation and hormonal chnages? How did you ask for help and how did you know if you needed it. TIA  -------------  
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Posted By: Kellz
Date Posted: 03 January 2010 at 12:46pm
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Talking with someone is a good start, it will help put things into perspective for you. MW would prob be the best person at this early stage, or GP. They have a scale to rate how u feeling. Sleep deprivation definalty takes a major toll on how u cope with things, thats for sure.
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Posted By: ElfsMum
Date Posted: 03 January 2010 at 1:35pm
I just knew because i wasnt getting pleasure out of simple things and everything was becoming a chore.. and i was just 'sad' a lot ... so i went and talked to the GP ( i see some got rated on a scale mine never did that:( ) we talked and to my horror I cried:( and we went from there.. i think hormones and sleep issues made things worse but i just went to my doc who i trust a lot and told him how i was feeling to see what he thought..i just made an appt.. was really hard but I'm so glad i did it.. ------------- Mum to two amazing boys! |
Milo1 wrote:Posted By: Kellz
Date Posted: 03 January 2010 at 1:58pm
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The Mothers Matter website has some good info and also the scale to assess yourself and how/ where to get help.
http://www.mothersmatter.co.nz/Post-Natal-Depression/Have-I-got-it.asp - Mothers matter |
Posted By: ElfsMum
Date Posted: 03 January 2010 at 3:28pm
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thanks for that..i just did it.. 19 for answers before the doc visit and meds and 8 now.. ------------- Mum to two amazing boys! |
Posted By: ellabellame
Date Posted: 03 January 2010 at 8:14pm
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is it possible to have PND if your baby is older? or would that be classed as just normal depression? is there a difference?
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Posted By: Kellz
Date Posted: 03 January 2010 at 8:21pm
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Most maternal mental health teams will only see mums with babys under 1 yr of age, but I guess there has to be a cut off point for funding purposes.
The treatment would be the same anyway for depression or pnd, especially with the starting point being talking to a health professional you trust, like GP who can refer u to counselling or other appropriate services. |
Posted By: LJsmum
Date Posted: 04 January 2010 at 10:30am
Thanks for the link i'll go and have a look.
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Posted By: ElfsMum
Date Posted: 04 January 2010 at 12:16pm
this is what i asked my doc too.. i think in my case i had it for a lot longer than i thought i did..but yeah they are treated the same basically.. ------------- Mum to two amazing boys! |
Posted By: palomino
Date Posted: 04 January 2010 at 1:32pm
| I was the same, i knew it was depression back but wasnt sure what was classed as 'post natal' or weither it was just normal depression. Same treatment. |
Posted By: LJsmum
Date Posted: 13 January 2010 at 2:34pm
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saw the gp at he 6 week check, all ok. She said if i'm eating and sleeping fine(when i can) can it's o.k
Feeling good now too DS2 is sleeping better therfore i am so feel heaps better! that website is great though, heaps of helpful advice. -------------
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Posted By: ElfsMum
Date Posted: 13 January 2010 at 4:21pm
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I've eaten and slept fine the whole time....maybe I'm just weird:) ------------- Mum to two amazing boys! |